John Bett

AKA:

1.2293

1949-01-01

Cupar, Scotland, UK

Biography

John Bett is a British stage, film and television actor, director, and writer.

Crew Roles

Rikki Fulton - Prince of Pochlers in Scotch & Wry 4

Additional Writing

Cast RolesCast Roles Played = {36}

Uncle Crawford

1999-08-25 5.515

My Life So Far

A memoir of the lives of a family growing up on a post World War I British estate headed up by a strong disciplinarian, her daughter, her inventor husband, their ten year old son and his older sister. ...

Genre :Comedy, Drama

Diggory

2010-07-14 5.874

Tamara Drewe

A young newspaper writer returns to her hometown in the English countryside, where her childhood home is being prepped for sale. ...

Genre :Comedy, Romance

Felix Clare

1979-10-06 7.089

Tess

A strong-willed peasant girl is sent by her father to the estate of some local aristocrats to capitalize on a rumor that their families are from the same line, but is left traumatised from her experie ...

Genre :Drama, Romance

Duncan Hey

1987-02-04 0

Up Line

Three alternative comedians get involved in a pyramid-selling organization, Pathway, in order to finance their act. They gain great success by deploying their skills as entertainers, only to eventuall ...

Genre :Comedy

1986-11-03 10

Scotch & Wry

Video Compilation of the Scottish TV Comedy Sketch Show. Stand out characters include Supercop, an idiot motorcycle policeman whose catchphrase was 'Alright Stirling, oot the car' and whose goggles wo ...

Genre :Comedy

Narrator

1974-01-01 0

Dunfermline

A portrait of the past and present of the city of Dunfermline, Scotland's ancient capital. ...

Genre :Documentary

Campbell Sinclaire

1989-12-01 3

Tank Malling

Tank is an investigative reporter and jailbird, framed on scant evidence supplied by the London mob. Helen is the sensuous call-girl who offers Tank ammunition and retribution. But, retaliation is sw ...

Genre :Crime, Drama, Thriller

Sir Walter Scott

1976-01-01 0

The Caledonian Account

Examines the effect upon the Highlands of Scotland of Thomas Telford, builder of the Caledonian canal and of Sir Walter Scott. In the course of an autumn journey through the present day canal from Inv ...

Genre :Documentary

Narrator

1975-01-01 0

BLAST

Overview of Vorticism, a radical art movement of the early 20th Century. ...

Genre :Documentary

1973-01-01 0

Travelpass - It's Just the Ticket

Travelling the Scottish Highlands by bus. ...

Genre :Documentary

Alistair

1981-04-23 6.7

Gregory's Girl

A teenager falls hard for the female soccer player who has replaced him on the team and attempts to pursue her. ...

Genre :Comedy, Romance

Various

1992-10-30 1

Rikki Fulton - Prince of Pochlers in Scotch & Wry 4

Starring Rikki Fulton. Supercop, McGlinchey and of course, the Reverend I M Jolly are all back along with a host of hilarious take-offs including Robin Hood and Gone with the Wind. ...

Genre :Comedy

2014-09-18 0

Scotland In A Day

Mockumentary set on the day of the 2014 Scottish Independence referendum and designed to capture a snap shot of a nation on the brink of both triumph and disaster. ...

Genre :Comedy

Charles Doyle

2005-09-08 6.083

The Strange Case of Sherlock Holmes & Arthur Conan Doyle

What led Arthur Conan Doyle to create, and then destroy the world famous detective, Sherlock Holmes? This compelling drama explores the dark secrets that surround the author and his creation. ...

Genre :Mystery, Drama, Crime, History, TV Movie

McPherson

1978-12-14 6.7

The First Great Train Robbery

In Victorian England, a master criminal makes elaborate plans to steal a shipment of gold from a moving train. ...

Genre :Thriller, Adventure, Drama, Crime

Mr. McLeish

2013-10-11 5.832

Not Another Happy Ending

When a struggling publisher discovers his only successful author is blocked, he knows he has to unblock her or he's finished. With her newfound success, she's become too happy and she can't write when ...

Genre :Romance, Comedy, Drama

Doctor Taylor

1985-11-01 3.333

Sacred Hearts

A tough nun (Anna Massey) demands belief and obedience from convent schoolgirls (Katrin Cartlidge, Oona Kirsch) in World War II England. ...

Genre :Drama

Lady Felicity

1982-05-27 6.2

Britannia Hospital

Britannia Hospital, an esteemed English institution, is marking its gala anniversary with a visit by the Queen Mother herself. But when investigative reporter Mick Travis arrives to cover the celebrat ...

Genre :Comedy, Science Fiction

Various

1974-06-06 0

The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil

In their songs, comedy and exuberant music, a travelling theatre company give a fiercely polemic account of Scottish history, from the aftermath of Culloden to the oil boom. Their production before a ...

Genre :Drama, Music, Comedy, History, TV Movie

Thorold

2007-12-04 6.081

The Golden Compass

In a parallel universe, after overhearing a shocking secret, precocious orphan Lyra Belacqua trades her carefree existence roaming the halls of Jordan College for an otherworldly adventure in the far ...

Genre :Adventure, Fantasy

Sam the Forger

1993-09-19 7

Down Among the Big Boys

Set in Glasgow, Louie, the detective son of an upright police sergeant, is about to marry. His intended is the daughter of JoJo (Connolly), a wealthy and compulsive thief who attempts a spectacular ro ...

Genre :Crime, Drama, Thriller, TV Movie

Various

1990-01-01 0

Triple Scotch & Wry

More comedy sketches from Scottish comedian Rikki Fulton. Characters include: Michael Jackson - from Jordanhill; Shirley Bassey - from Bearsden; Jonathan Partington; Bonnie Prince Charlie; and the Las ...

Genre :Comedy

Paul

1977-12-20 0

The Thin End of the Wedge

A student faced with an ultimatum to find £5 by morning - or lose his girlfriend - searches for friends he can tap and discovers that the crises in their lives are even greater than his own. ...

Genre :Comedy, TV Movie

Brian McKinley

1994-12-22 7.003

Shallow Grave

When David, Juliet, and Alex find their new roommate dead with a large sum of money, they agree to hide the body and keep the cash. However, this newfound fortune gradually corrodes their friendship. ...

Genre :Crime, Thriller

Vicar

1977-10-05 0

Able's Will

Thomas Able, once a successful writer, has not written since the war. He lies paralysed and dying. His family gather at the family home. ...

Genre :

The Duke

2002-04-01 0

Loch Lomond: Legend of the Loch

An 18th century couple separated by war gets a second chance at love when a present day singer becomes mixed up in their story. ...

Genre :Drama, Fantasy

1976-07-24 0

Gestures

Sequence of animations and random footage (Olympic torch lighting, rituals etc) which were "based on ideas of Hans Hollein; created for the Smithsonian's Cooper Hewitt Museum's opening exhibition: Man ...

Genre :

Thomas Neely

1987-01-06 7.8

Inspector Morse

Inspector Morse is a detective drama based on Colin Dexter's series of Chief Inspector Morse novels. The series starred John Thaw as Chief Inspector Morse and Kevin Whately as Sergeant Lewis, as well ...

Genre :Crime, Drama, Mystery

1987-03-16 0

Rude Health

Genre :

Hugo Masters

2013-01-14 7.647

Father Brown

Father Brown is based on G. K. Chesterton's detective stories about a Catholic priest who doubles as an amateur detective in order to try and solve mysteries. ...

Genre :Drama, Crime, Mystery

1990-02-10 0

Border Warfare

A three-episode mini-series chronicling the history of Scotland from ancient times through the union with England and culminating with the rise of Thatcherism and the introduction of the Poll Tax. ...

Genre :Drama, War & Politics

Mr Townshend

1986-10-14 6.8

City Lights

Hapless bank clerk Willie Melvin dreams of being a successful writer but is held back by his own incompetence, the dodgy dealings of his best friend Chancer, and lack of support from his mother, the b ...

Genre :Comedy

1970-10-15 6.3

Play for Today

Play for Today is a British television anthology drama series, produced by the BBC and transmitted on BBC1 from 1970 to 1984. During the run, more than three hundred programmes, featuring original tel ...

Genre :Drama

Lord Kilmuir

2018-05-20 7.053

A Very English Scandal

It's the late 1960s, homosexuality has only just been legalised and Jeremy Thorpe, the leader of the Liberal party, has a secret he's desperate to hide. ...

Genre :Drama

Sir Timothy

1993-03-24 6

I, Lovett

Norman Lovett stars as an eccentric artist in this alternative comedy from the mid 90s. Norman plays a character, named for himself, that lives in an imaginary world where his companion is a talking d ...

Genre :Comedy

Roy Shields

1986-10-10 5.2

Worlds Beyond

Worlds Beyond is a British television anthology broadcast on ITV from 1986 to 1988, based on real-life supernatural experiences described in archival documents from the Society for Psychical Research. ...